"Don’t leave anything for later"
Don't leave anything for later.
Later, the coffee gets cold.
Later, you lose interest.
Later, the day turns into night.
Later, people grow up.
Later, people grow old.
Later, life goes by.
Later, you regret not doing something when you had the chance.
- Unknown
That’s very ironic, but I postponed the writing of this entry twice. “I’ll write on it tomorrow, I’m tired,” I said. Time passed, today came, and yet I’m still tired. However, I chose to write about it now, because I know that I will forever be chronically tired anyways, and the time when I felt like 100% writing may not come. It’s easier said than done - not to leave anything for later. Nevertheless, there is some truth to this, because the perfect moment never comes. If I kept waiting for it, most likely I would end up having done nothing at all. Living isn’t only the moments where you feel like doing something. It’s also the time in between, and that time is vastly bigger than the “perfect” moments. We miss out on beautiful experiences just because we are waiting for something that won’t come.
"Later, you lose interest"
SO TRUE :[ I have so many unread books, because my excuse was “I need some space” after finishing a book. That way, my unread ebooks keep stacking up indefinitely. “Intermezzo” and “Fairy Tale” keeps on patiently waiting for the book motivation that comes every three months or so. However, there are probably a lot more books that I lost between the waiting periods that didn’t live up to me picking them up. “Later” is a trap that everyone is subjected to, that killed more dreams than doing ever did.
Later, the day turns into night.
“carpe diem” - seize the day. We do, and then what? Night comes, day is gone, and we didn’t do the things we wished we did because we were too occupied with what is now.
Later, people grow up.
Later, people grow old.
Later, life goes by.
Later, you regret not doing something when you had the chance.
People grow up and regret. Regret not doing something when they could. People lie on their deathbeds and pass away united with one wish. I wish that I had spent more time with or on x. Most regret doesn’t come from what we did, but it comes from what we didn’t do. That’s why it’s important to take risks, hope against all odds. There is some kind of bravery in hoping against all odds.
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